as in to throw
to send through the air especially with a quick forward motion of the arm
catapulted a pumpkin into the next yard
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Bregman debuted nine days after the radio hit that reverberated around Houston, launching a nine-year career that catapulted him into a city’s sporting lore.
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Chandler Rome, The Athletic, 12 Feb. 2025
Listen to this article As Bally’s Chicago navigates a demolition delay, a lawsuit over its initial public offering and stagnant revenues, the new Wind Creek Chicago Southland is becoming a big player, catapulting to second place among the state’s 16 casinos in revenue and admissions for January.
—Robert Channick, Chicago Tribune, 10 Feb. 2025
The original film starred a young Josh Brolin, Sean Astin, Corey Feldman, Ke Huy Quan and Martha Plimpton, catapulting their careers into the mainstream.
—Mckinley Franklin, The Hollywood Reporter, 14 Feb. 2025
It’s just been so wonderful to catapult yourself back to different times.
—Mike Fleming Jr, Deadline, 14 Feb. 2025
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On a 3-2 count, the Rangers’ Jack Leiter threw Lee a payoff slider down in the dirt.—
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Six days later, the couple lured a man in his 50s to the hotel room to engage in prostitution with Lebron, but after the man handed over the cash and undressed, Lebron threw bleach in his face and the duo beat him for several hours before stealing his phone, wallet and car keys.—
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Rock and Leslie Jones play an old, bitter married couple who are getting ready to go out for their anniversary while constantly hurling insults at each other.—
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When the blaze reached the mansions of Bel-Air, thermal heat lifted burning shingles high into the air and 50-mph winds hurled them more than a mile over to Brentwood.—
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The water on one side of the beach and the Pacific Coast Highway on the other help impede fire spread, but strong gusts—like last month’s infamous Santa Ana winds—can still toss embers and flaming debris across the highway.—
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The day before the crash that took his life, BB tossed three touchdowns in a 64-6 rout of Custer County.—
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Riders wear protective gear like helmets and body armor, but their necks are exposed as they get flung from the bulls, which can weigh anywhere from 1,200 to 2,000 pounds.—
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When the sanctuaries were built, there were only two ways to them: climbing up a 1,200-foot vertical path of ladders or being hoisted in a net by ropes flung from above.—
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“Catapult.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/catapult. Accessed 2 Mar. 2025.
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